Personally, even if we weren't already fans of CFL bulbs (9 of the 10 bulbs in our house are CFLs), we'd be partial to use a CFL bulb for the soft serve effect with these waffle cone and ice cream cone lighting designs by Nahoko Koyama.
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I think this is adorable. Especially for something like a breakfast nook or really anywhere in the kitchen.